1. Under Wraps: A survey of public attitudes to homosexuality and gender non-conformity in Malawi
- Author:
- Alan Msosa, Zione Jane Veronica Ntaba, MacDonald Sembereka, Eric Sambisa, Gift Trapence, Chiwoza Bandawe, Ndifanji Namacha, Eric Umar, Timothy Mtambo, Reverend Master Jumbe, Jones Hamburu Mawerenga, and Janet Mwandira
- Publication Date:
- 12-2019
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Other Foundation
- Abstract:
- This report is called Under Wraps because it shows that Malawi has a comparatively high LGBTI population that is known by a significant number of ordinary Malawians to be socially vulnerable – but this reality remains hidden in Malawi’s social consciousness. Despite strong social values and aspirations of equality, non-violence, and belonging in a community, the majority of Malawians restrict LGBTI people from being openly recognized and safely included in families, communities, workplaces, cultural practices, and public policies. However, a large number of Malawians are thinking differently about discrimination, even the majority in relation to recognition of intersex people and violence towards LGBTI people.
- Topic:
- Public Opinion, Discrimination, LGBT+, Society, Homophobia, and Transphobia
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Malawi